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Originally Posted by iknowsquat
Well turns out if you do the data.img restore OMJ posted on Post #3 it isnt the quick and easy way to restore your data and settings like we thought it was. At least in OMJ.
In OMJ's ROM's he uses the data partition for his "custom" apps.
Problem with that is when you do the data restore the old data overwrites the new thus wiping out his updated/newly included apps.
It's kinda like doing a full nand restore apps-wise, you're back on the old ones.
An easy solution could be for OMJ to put all his apps in /system/app.
This way you'd flash the ROM with a blank data partition and could put all your apps back into /data/app.
I would *guess* that would result in you having two versions of the same app. For example if you had wifi tether 7 on your nand data partition and OMJ released a new ROM with wifi tether 8 then when you did your restore you'd have 7 in data/app and 8 from OMJ in /system/app.
Not a big issue IMO.
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I've been doing the data.img restore since OMJ first mentioned it and noticed this issue after using it the second time. However, I personally think it's a positive thing...personal taste.
Before OMJ mentioned the data.img restore method, I used to go through and remove most of the apps from data/app in the ROM .zip prior to flashing the ROM to save from having to uninstall them individually once flashed. Restoring the data.img file saves me the effort of having to do either; uninstall or delete them from the ROM .zip file.
So if you already have the apps installed, and updated, that are on a new ROM the data.img restore is nice...and you get all your settings restored. But if there was a new app you wanted, you could just copy that .apk from the data/app and install it manually.
Anyway, it's all personal preference....everyone does things differently. I don't use ROM Manager, and rarely use Titanium Backup. I prefer ADB and the custom recovery...never had any issues whatsoever.
I personally wouldn't be a fan of moving the "custom apps" to system/app. Just my two cents... =)